Benjamin (2018)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Benjamin |
| Original title | Benjamin |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2018 |
| length | 89 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Simon Amstell |
| script | Simon Amstell |
| production | Alexandra Breede , Dominic Dromgoole , Louise Simpson |
| music | James Rigthon |
| camera | David Pimm |
| cut | Robin Peters |
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Benjamin is a romantic comedy film directed by Simon Amstell that released in cinemas in the UK on March 15, 2019 and will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in the US on August 25, 2020.
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30-year-old Irish Benjamin Oliver is an aspiring filmmaker. He is currently making his second film, No Self , in which he also plays one of two homosexual men who have a relationship crisis. In the film, Benjamin works through his own problems with gay acquaintances in London in a semi-autobiographical manner. He has been working on the project for seven years and has subordinated everything else in his life. Since he's especially screwed up the end of the film, his producer is outraged.
On the evening before the premiere of his film, he met the French singer Noah in a bar and felt magically drawn to him. The premiere of his film the next day turns into a disaster, his crisis of meaning is exacerbated, especially because he does not know whether he is ready for true love, now that his career is in tatters.
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Directed by Simon Amstell , who also wrote the script.
Northern Ireland-born Colin Morgan stars in the title role as Benjamin Oliver. Anna Chancellor plays his producer Tessa in the film, Jessica Raine took on the role of Billie, which he brings to despair. Phénix Brossard plays Noah, a young French musician whom Benjamin meets.
The film premiered at the London Film Festival on October 19, 2018 and was released in cinemas in the United Kingdom on March 15, 2019. It will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in the USA on August 25, 2020.
reception
Age ratings and reviews
In the USA, the film received an R rating from the MPAA , which corresponds to a rating of 17 and over. In Germany, the film was approved by the FSK from the age of 12.
The film received a positive rating from 91 percent of all Rotten Tomatoes critics and received 7.3 out of a possible 10 points (as of August 7, 2020).
Awards
Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2019
- Awarded the audience award ( Simon Amstell )
- Nomination as best film for the Grand Jury Award (Simon Amstell)
Web links
- Benjamin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Benjamin - Trailer from Edition Salzgeber on YouTube (video, English with German subtitles)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Benjamin . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 199913 / V).
- ↑ a b Guy Lodge: 'Benjamin': Film Review. In: Variety, July 21, 2020.
- ↑ Benjamin. In: metacritic.com. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ↑ Benjamin. In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 7, 2020.